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22.Oct.2023

Aminet uploads until 21.10.2023
The following files have been added until 21.10.2023 to Aminet:

SegTracker.lha           dev/debug  17K   68k A global SegList tracking uti...
libpng1640_a68k.lha      dev/lib    1.5M  68k Lib for reading/writing PNG
JoyPortTest.lha          driver/inp 7K    68k Test your joystick/CD32 joypa...
2D_ATcad_RTG.lha         gfx/misc   713K  68k 2D-CAD-Programm
AmiArcadia.lha           misc/emu   5.0M  68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha        misc/emu   5.3M  MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha       misc/emu   5.5M  OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha               misc/emu   3.7M  68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
FallinLeaves.lha         mods/8voic 2.3M      8ch 16bit Synth Pop by HKvalhe
SamplesCreatorDemos.lha  mods/smpl  180K      Some samples created by Sampl...
MultiBubbleBlanker.lha   util/blank 8K    68k P96 blanker with multiple fad...
sysvars.lha              util/boot  5K    68k Put system information in env...
VATestprogram.zip        util/misc  15M   68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023

OS4Depot uploads until 21.10.2023
The following files have been added until 21.10.2023 to OS4Depot:

libvpx.lha               dev/lib 3Mb   4.1 WebM VP8/VP9 Codec library
amiarcadia.lha           emu/gam 5Mb   4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023

AROS Archives uploads until 21.10.2023
The following files have been added until 21.10.2023 to AROS Archives:

hollywoodsp.lha              dev/mis 846kb Spanish Catalog for Hollywood 10
vnc-client-server.lha        net/mis 5Mb   Aros VNC Client and Server

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023

MorphOS-Storage uploads until 21.10.2023
The following files have been added until 21.10.2023 to MorphOS-Storage:

SDL_2.28.4_Libraries.lha  Dependencies/SDL          All Libraries SDL : SDL...
Lua_5.4.6.lha             Development/LUA           Latest release of Lua c...
AmiArcadia_30.31.lha      Emulation                 A Signetics-based machi...
Easy2Install_1.0b40.lha   Network/PackageManager    A package manager to do...
PolyOrga_1.22a.lha        Office/Organizer          PolyOrga is a general-p...

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023

WHDLoad: New installers until 21.10.2023
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 21.10.2023:

2023-10-17 improved: Breach (Omnitrend Software) supports version 1.2e (Info)
2023-10-17 new: Blue Boy (Micromania) done by Psygore (Info)
2023-10-16 new: Defender (Acid) done by JOTD (Info, Image)
2023-10-16 improved: Reshoot Proxima 3 (spieleschreiber) access fault fixed, memory required reduced, icons added (Info, Image)

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023
Amiga Future (website)

AmigaRemix: Further file added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 file has been added:

Nexus 7 Theme (Cover)

(snx)

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22.Oct.2023
MorphZone (website) MorphOS: Web Browser Wayfarer 6.4 (Update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 6.3 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. Besides bug fixes, the audio decoder has been rewritten to use AHI's device interface, and moreover, the presence of the Core web fonts is now checked and otherwise the WebFontsInstaller is executed.

Update: (23.10.2023, 21:18, dr)

Version 6.4 fixes a race condition in audio playback initialization.

Download: wayfarer.lha (35 MB) (snx)

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22.Oct.2023
Amiga.org (forum) Event: World of Commodore 2023 in Toronto (Canada)
On December 2 and 3, 2023, the "World of Commodore" will take place again in Toronto, Canada. Organized by TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group), a user group founded in 1979 and, according to its own information, being the oldest continuously active Commodore user group, the organizers welcome Amiga engineer RJ Mical as featured guest this year. (snx)

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22.Oct.2023 Music: Guitar Rock covers of Turrican tracks
'BadHairlineProductions' plays music from video games. Now he has also recorded some tracks from Turrican I and II as guitar rock versions, which are available as videos under the title link.

As the artist told us, he started playing some Mario, Pokémon and Zelda tracks with his fusion band a few years ago because, as jazz musicians, they liked the vibe of the early Mario music. Then, during the pandemic, he had started digging deeper and eventually did a lot of academic research on the history of video game music. Among other things, this also gave him the chance to talk to Chris Hülsbeck twice last year (BOING magazine's interview with him from issue #6). (dr)

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22.Oct.2023

Tool: SpriteSplitter v0.2 (update)
The basic idea of a spritesheet is to pack a series of images together into a single image. Dan 'zooperdan' Thoresen's "SpriteSplitter" reverses this: it is a simple tool for splitting a spritesheet image into separate images that can be used in the Scorpion Engine. This allows the user to save time when updating spritesheets by automating this process.

It is planned to expand the tool in the future:

Parameters to set start and end sprite index. This would let you split out a range of sprites from a larger spritesheet that contain lots of sprites.
Parameter for toggling Preserve Palette which let you keep original palette and it's index order.
Specify rects for spritesheets with irregularly shaped sprites.

Update: (22.10.2023, 15:25, dr)

Meanwhile, version 0.2 is already available. Changes:

Changed to named parameter/value pairs for clarity.
Added from and to parameters which let you specify range of sprites to be split/separated out from the spritesheet. This is very useful if you have a large unified spritesheet and you want to grab ranges from it and save to different places.
Changed so that when output is not specified SpriteSplitter uses the input as a base for the output instead.

(dr)

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21.Oct.2023
Amigafrance-Forum Preview video: "New Bubble Story" coming 2024
"New Bubble Story" (video preview of level 16), a clone of the Accolade classic Bubble Ghost, was to be released in 2021 (amiga-news.de reported). In a small preview video, Alain Treesong now not only presents the more or less final version of the game menu, but also announces the availability of the game for 2024. (dr)

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21.Oct.2023 Video: Comparison of A1200-PiStorm32 and A3000/A4000 with 060 processor
In its latest video, the YouTube channel "Hold and Modify" compares an Amiga 1200 with PiStorm32-lite and the latest Emu68 update with an Amiga 3000 or Amiga 4000 equipped with a 68060 processor using a "Star Trek Voyager" animation. (dr)

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21.Oct.2023 Status report: Doom clone "Grind"
Just a few days ago, there was a new preview video for the Doom clone "Grind". Now the developer has published a detailed report on Patreon in which he goes into detail about the features that have already been implemented, but also gives an outlook on the tasks that still need to be completed. (dr)

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21.Oct.2023 Theme set: 32se and 32se lite V7.20 for AmigaOS 3.2
AmigaOS 32se" is a supplement of themes for AmigaOS 3.2, which is available free of charge in a "lite" version (video) or in a full version (video) for about ten US Dollars. It was tested by the developer Sami Vehmaa under emulators.

In the new version 7.20, the demo "Human Traffic" and the game DeluxePacMan 1.6 AGA was added and iRipple was reconfigured. (dr)

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21.Oct.2023

SCSI-SD adapter: ZuluSCSI firmware v2023.10.20
ZuluSCSI is a new generation of file-based SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM drive emulators (review of an user). ZuluSCSI emulates a SCSI-I or SCSI-2 hard disk using an SD memory card (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 2023.10.20:

NEW: Platform support for the new ZuluSCSI Pico
NEW: ZuluSCSI Pico - SCSI DaynaPORT WiFi ethernet emulator
NEW: ZuluSCSI F4 platform support code
NEW: ZuluSCSI v1.1 ODE and ZuluSCSI v1.2 support
Initiator mode improvements from downstream
Remove shared BS2 specific code
Add Mac sanity checks when Apple quirks mode is enabled
Adopt support for Implicit Image directories from downstream fork
Added ability to change CD audio volume in config
Add CD audio volume config example

(dr)

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20.Oct.2023
Andreas Magerl (ANF) Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 165 - preview and excerpts
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 165 (November/December 2023) have been published online at the title link. Content includes a show report from Amiga38, a preview of Roguecraft and a review of the German computer magazine "ASM" game.

Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers. (snx)

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20.Oct.2023
Jérôme Senay (Mail) Print magazine: Boing #7 (French)
"Boing" is a French print magazine by Boing Attitude (e.g. Dir Me Up and Word Me Up XXL) for all Amiga systems on 52 A4 color pages.

The seventh issue among others includes an Amiga buyer's guide, listing the different solutions available today, information on the A1222+ and interviews with AAA Technology and George Sokianos. (dr)

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20.Oct.2023
Hackaday.com (ANF) Amiga-compatible mainboard: Denise
For about 90 Euro the Amiga-compatible mainboard "Denise" from the Swedish developer Enterlogic should be available in principle, plus e.g. 14 Euro shipping costs to Germany - but currently it is listed as sold out since the end of June, a new batch is announced. Besides the bare board, one gets another PCB for the RAM and two microcontrollers including firmware to use also PC keyboard and mouse besides the original Amiga ones.

Once all other components, including the 68000 processor and the Amiga custom chips, have been found and soldered, the fully assembled Denise is said to be most comparable to an Amiga 500+ with two Zorro II slots. (snx)

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20.Oct.2023 CLI command: sysvars - system information as environment variables
The sysvars command creates environment variables with system information in order to make it dependent on these, for example, in the startup sequence, which patches are included. So far there is information on the CPU and FPU, the chipset, the vertical frame rate (PAL/NTSC) as well as whether the emulator UAE is used - and if so, in which version.

AmigaOS 2.x is required, a future version for operating system version 1.3 is being considered. (snx)

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20.Oct.2023 Do it yourself: amiga-DSKRDY PCB for floppy disk drives
If no original Amiga disk drives are used, the "RDY" signal that the floppy disk drive is ready is usually missing, which can cause problems with some programs.

The 15x20 millimeter board amiga-DSKRDY provides the corresponding signal for such drives, assuming that readiness actually exists after 500 milliseconds. (snx)

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20.Oct.2023

Alien Breed clone: new playable demo for 'Chaos Guns'
Chaos Guns started life as a mashup of 'Alien Breed' - running and gunning from a top-down view - and 'Hired Guns' - four indepently playable characters. A first tech demo, written in the rather exotic programming language 'PowerD', was released in 2014. After loosing the only coder and realizing that engine as originally envisioned would be too taxing for the Amiga, the team created several prototypes including one created with Backbone that was released to the public in 2016.

Shortly afterwards Jozef Tomka joined the team as a coder, to write an engine for this reduced version of the game - 32 instead of 256 colors, only one playable character - in Assembler. But according to members of the team, everybody was involved in too many projects, so work on Chaos Guns came to a halt for years. But now Tomka has published a new early alpha version of the game:

"Chaos Guns 8.69 (2023)" ist playable (video), even if the enemies aren't really fighting back yet. To be able to shoot, you first have to select a weapon using the "1" to "7" keys.

Download: ChaosGuns_8.69.lha (386 KB) (cg)

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